Predictive Mineralogy
Possible unrecorded species at Unnamed Richterite occurrence, Ladjuar Medam, Sar-e-Sang, Kuran wa Munjan District, Badakhshan, Afghanistan
This table is based on statistical analysis of other localities containing similar species to the ones found at this locality.
Possible missing species | Formula | Match % | Due to recorded presence of |
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Quartz | SiO2 | 99.92% | Albite (78.81 %), Calcite (62.43 %), Dolomite (62.52 %), Pyrite (67.27 %), Pyrrhotite (67.51 %), Richterite (52.16 %), Uraninite (52.94 %) |
Magnetite | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 | 80.52% | Richterite (57.76 %), Sodalite (53.90 %) |
Nepheline | Na3K(Al4Si4O16) | 72.77% | Sodalite (72.78 %) |
Chalcopyrite | CuFeS2 | 70.81% | Pyrite (51.72 %), Pyrrhotite (76.22 %) |
Diopside | CaMgSi2O6 | 58.62% | Richterite (58.62 %) |
Muscovite | KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2 | 52.79% | Albite (52.80 %) |
Sphalerite | ZnS | 44.31% | Pyrrhotite (55.40 %) |
Key: Mineral matches key element mineralogy of deposit Key element(s) in mineral not listed for deposit (-20% score)
Predicting paragenetic modes of deposit
Green indicates almost certain match based on minerals unique to a certain deposit type. Yellow indicates a possibly poor match, but should not be entirely discounted. Scores > 100 indicate strong confidence.